There is a distinct, almost suffocating atmosphere in the saleroom when an object of profound historical weight crosses the auction block. On December 2, 2025,…
By Maria Bregman, writer, literary and art critic Fifty-four point seven million dollars. It’s a number that doesn’t really make sense, does it? It’s too…
By Sara Bright Another record has been broken. A Gustav Klimt painting, the “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer,” has sold for 236.4 million dollars. You have…
By Sara Bright A Frida Kahlo painting is going up for auction. El sueño (La cama). A beautiful, surreal, intensely personal self-portrait. And the art world…
By Maria Bregman You hear the news, and you see the headlines, and they all say the same thing. One of the founders of Moscow…
When a press release announces the appointment of a “botanical curator” at one of Europe’s most prestigious modern art museums, a certain degree of cognitive…
By Sara Bright Venue: National Portrait GalleryDates: 9 October 2025 – 11 January 202 preparedAccess on 29 October: Open to the public Step into the glamorous and transformative world of Cecil Beaton, one of…
By Maria Bregman, writer, litarary and art critic So, there are two auctions. In New York, at Christie’s, a monumental painting by the late Indian…
By Sara Bright So, they robbed the Louvre. In seven minutes. That’s all it took. You could barely make a proper cup of tea in…
On 23 October 2025, during Paris Art Week, a monumental blue canvas named California (IKB 71) went under the hammer at Christie’s. Measuring nearly four…